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Women’s History Month: 11 Nonprofits That Are Advocating For Female Empowerment

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Donate hygiene, cleaning, or non-perishable food items. Donate clothing and household goods. Learn more about Boulanger Initiative. 500 Women Scientists. Mission: Their mission is to serve society by making science open, inclusive, and accessible by fighting racism, patriarchy, and oppressive societal norms. Impacting: Science.

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October Awareness: Breast Cancer Awareness Month

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The pink ribbon that has become the most widely recognized symbol of breast cancer awareness came about when a 68-year-old California woman named Charlotte Haley, whose sister, daughter, and granddaughter had breast cancer, created peach-colored ribbons to call attention to inadequate funding for breast cancer research. Zero Breast Cancer.

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The Move On Model: Inciting Visitor Social Action

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The Levine Museum of the New South in Charlotte, NC, has presented a series of exhibitions, beginning with COURAGE , that marry provocative historical and cultural content with programmatic opportunities for community development. People don't need empowerment to make a difference; they need vehicles for action.

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The Global Fund for Women: An Interview with Kavita Ramdas

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People like Charlotte Bunch at the Center for Women's Global Leadership, spoke first about women's rights being human rights. How do you know that you are making a difference or an impact; how do you measure that? I think Robin Morgan coined the phrase "Sisterhood is global." I don't want us to get confused.

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